Relic Entertainment Hiring Free-to-Play Developers

Relic Entertainment, creators of RTS franchises like Homeworld, Company of Heroes and Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War, are hiring new staff to focus on free-to-play games. The positions being hired are currently Creative Director, Executive Producer and Senior Designer, though none are associated with a particular franchise or game. Instead the job descriptions all use non-specific language, such as the Senior Designer job description which says, "The Senior Designer will design and implement progression and monetization systems in order to create top quality Free-to-Play (FTP) experiences."

In an effort to break into Eastern markets Relic developed free-to-play experiences in the past, though their first effort, Company of Heroes Online, was shut down after a beta. What Relic is working on this time around is anyone's guess, though it could be another stab at bringing Company of Heroes or another one of their franchises to the free-to-play market. We've reached out to THQ for comment.

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